The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Silver Medal will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint on July 14 at noon ET. Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was the nation’s 26th President, serving from September 14, 1901, to March 4, 1909. Roosevelt took office following the assassination of President William McKinley, under whom he had served as Vice President. He was elected to a second term in the 1904 election.
Presidential Silver Medals are 99.9 percent fine silver, with each medal measuring 1.598 inches in diameter. The medal’s obverse uses a design by Charles E. Barber.
The reverse, designed by George T. Morgan, features the inscriptions “INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SEP. 14, 1901,” and “SECOND TERM MARCH 4, 1905.” To the left, Columbia stands with her right hand resting upon a column bearing a cinerary urn and devices symbolizing the authority of the United States. The U.S. Capitol is in the background.
This medal was produced under the authority of 31 U.S.C. § 5111(a)(2), which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to “prepare national medal dies and strike national and other medals if it does not interfere with regular minting operations, but may not prepare private medal dies.”
The Department of the Treasury has a long-standing tradition of honoring each President of the United States with an official bronze medal issued by the Secretary and struck by the Mint. The Mint is now replicating the bronze presidential medal program in 99.9% fine silver.
Each medal is encapsulated and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Silver Medal is priced at $90. Orders will be accepted at https://www.usmint.gov/theodore-roosevelt-presidential-silver-medal-S826.html (product code S826).
To view additional medals in this series, visit www.usmint.gov/medals/presidential/silver-presidential-medals/.
Presidential Silver Medals are also available for purchase via the Mint’s Product Subscription Program, which works like a magazine subscription. After you subscribe, you will receive the next product released in the series and continue to receive products until you end your enrollment. Visit www.usmint.gov/presidential-silver-medal-subscription-RJ.html to learn more.
* * *
